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Netflix show returns with a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score

The returning Netflix series arrives with every critic review counted positive; Forbes says it's among the streamer's best, which leaves nowhere to go but down.

On air: Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on The Five O'Clock
Published 4:07 PM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

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Watch it as it aired: Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on this story, from The Five O'Clock at 4:07 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Forbes's, the jokes are ours.

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First reported by Forbes: “One Of Netflix’s Best Shows Is Back With A 100% Rotten Tomatoes Score”.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 4:07 PM ET on The Five O'Clock, by Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.

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ForbesOne Of Netflix’s Best Shows Is Back With A 100% Rotten Tomatoes Score

What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorForbes reports one of Netflix's best shows is back with a hundred percent on Rotten Tomatoes, and I am not okay, I am thriving.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA hundred percent. So it's all downhill from here.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOr it's a masterpiece, Dale. Critics love it, and it's back this season.

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